Um, THIS Is What a Zucchini Seedling Looks Like

And not that thing I had a photo of a few days ago, with the caption marveling at how I had them germinating in a world record time.

Here in two photos at top are a zucchini seed hatchling (or whatever its called).  Both photos taken today - the one at left at 9am and the one at right at 5pm.

So what were in those photos from the April 13 post which I thought were zucchini seedlings??? (you can see it at photo at left, in the left foreground).  I’m curious because they are ALL OVER the side door garden (SDG). Like weeds. Are they weeds? I just pulled some Brandywine tomato seedlings I planted in pots to compare them to the “weeds."  Almost identical.  Here's some photos to compare them with the Brandywine seedlings.

It's the Brandywine seedlings in photo at left on white background and the "weeds" from the SDG in photo at right.  And the "weed" (tomato?) in the ground below.

If they are in fact tomato seedlings how come there are something like one hundred of them scattered all over the SDG? A rouge seed packet? A haunted garden with a ghost gardener?

When I sow seeds there are usually leftovers in the packet. Sometimes I empty the packet over a weedy unused plot of dirt to see what happens. I’m sure I didn’t do it into the SDG. Maybe a wind brought them over? The corollary to “don’t spit into the wind” is apparently “don’t seed into the wind.”

Ah well, that's the mystery for today. For entertainment purposes only here’s Salty modeling his new RoughWear booties.  He has neurological damage from an accident when he was a pup so he drags his back paws and if he doesn't wear shoes he quickly wears the nail down to the quick and he bleeds.  So it's not just a fashion statement.  Though those red uppers and Vibram soles are pretty hot ;-)